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Data acquired August 27, 2009 720 x 720 JPEG
Data acquired August 27, 2009 5400 x 5400 4 MB - JPEG
Data acquired August 27, 2009 8000 x 8000 144 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired August 27, 2009 47 KB - KML/KMZ
Acquired August 27, 2009, this true-color image shows the partial opening of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Besides some ice-free and ice-clogged channels, the image also shows the varied topography of snow-free islands.
NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Michon Scott based on image interpretation by Walt Meier and Ted Scambos, National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Published September 3, 2009 Data acquired August 27, 2009